Going straight through is not an option either, (in our case, through thnot a Moose, but a Kudu or a Friday night inebriated pedestrian.
The Moose (or Kudu) will kill you, and the pedestrian will land you in hot water.

Going straight through is not an option either, (in our case, through thnot a Moose, but a Kudu or a Friday night inebriated pedestrian.
The Moose (or Kudu) will kill you, and the pedestrian will land you in hot water.

Maybe do not ask questions we would rather not know the answer to

But seriously with an aftermarket bumper with a proper winch plate mounted to the chassis legs in the factory bolt holes I am not so sure that the Kudu will kill you at 60 km/h which is the speed that the test is conducted at. You also have that massive bar behind the dash for added protection so the Kudu would need to move the bullbar, winch plate, chassis legs, motor and then crush the bar.

The problem hitting these kidoes is the height and 99% of the time its the horns of the kudu that hits you because you hit him and taken his long legs out from under him and he falls on your bonnet and slide through your windscreen
So i reckon wirh the height of our Patrols and bull bar we have a better chance

I agree
That is the problem. The strongest bullbar will not prevent the Kudu from penetrating your front windscreen.
But also, we do not drive at 60 km/h. So doing the swerve test at 120 will roll all of those bakkies.

Peter Connan wrote:
Kudus tend to jump and come in through the window, but this only happens at night.

Good point. Have first hand experience of a cow trying to jump a motorbike. If the Kudu gets to full height before you hit it it will do damage to the roofrack and cargo but you should be fine other than any trailing legs.

David M wrote:On anything but a tarred road I am taking the no ABS over ABS every day. A good reason to engage 4H once off the tar whether needing it or not.

David,

Interesting comment that - can I ask you to elaborate ? Why is ABS worse on dirt road ? Also, I was under the impression that ABS stays active in 4H and 4L and is only disabled in LR with diff-lock on. Perhaps I misunderstood the stuff. Sorry - not looking to argue about stuff - just unsure as to what makes ABS worse on dirt...